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Flashcards Unit 4

Flashcards do conjunto (22)
- 1A part of the body that sticks out from some animals, which helps to balance and move. Example: Its flipper is somewhat enormousFin
British pronunciation: /fɪn/ (fin)
American pronunciation: /fɪn/ (fin)
- 2A small flat piece of tissue that constitutes the skin of some animals such as snakes and fish. Example: Hating flaky skin, I did not buy the snake.Scale
British pronunciation: /skeɪl/ (skeil)
American pronunciation: /skeɪl/ (skeil)
- 3The hardest and triangle-shaped part of a bird´s body. Example: There is a great variety of bills with different sizes and shapes.Beak
British pronunciation: /biːk/ (bic)
American pronunciation: /biːk/ (bic)
- 4The toughest part of some animal´s feet, such as horses and sheeps. Example: Prior to competing, he had broken its unguis.Hoof
British pronunciation: /huːf/ (juf)
American pronunciation: /huːf/ (juf)
- 5Is the strong and thick skin of an animal. Example: These boots are made out of calfskinHide
British pronunciation: /haɪd/ (jaid)
American pronunciation: /haɪd/ (jaid)
- 6Pointed teeth of animals like elephants. Example: They used to hunt elephants so they could obtain ivory of the animal´s fangsTusk
British pronunciation: /tʌsk/ (tosk)
American pronunciation: /tʌsk/ (tosk)
- 7Capacity for moving body quickly and easily. Example: Their movements are not as rapid as they used toAgile
British pronunciation: /ˈædʒ.aɪl/ (ayail)
American pronunciation: /ˈædʒ.əl/ (ayel)
- 8Make an animal look neat and clean by brushing its hair or make it take a bath. Example: I hired a specialist to help me make my pet look presentable for the contest.Grooming
British pronunciation: /ˈɡruː.mɪŋ/ (gruming)
American pronunciation: /ˈɡruː.mɪŋ/ (grumin)
- 9Wear decorative clothes to attract attention || poor job Example: As far as I can tell, teacher will say you made a dog´s dinner of your projectDog´s dinner.
British pronunciation of dinner: /ˈdɪn.ər/ (dina)
American pronunciation of dinner: /ˈdɪn.ɚ/ (diner)
- 10To suddenly change direction. Example: The truck deviated from the way as a result of avoiding hitting a bear.To swerve
British pronunciation: /swɜːv/ (sueb)
American pronunciation: /swɝːv/ (suerb)
- 11To push or hit something with force (verb) || An adult male sheep able to breed (noun) Example: Ram meat is quite delicious.Ram
British pronunciation: /ræm/ (ram)
American pronunciation: /ræm/ (ram)
- 12Talk to someone about something that is not interesting for that person. Example: He's been talking for hours and hours about his boring life. It is very annoying, isn't it?Rabbit on
British pronunciation: /ˈræb.ɪt/ (rabit)
American pronunciation: /ˈræb.ɪt/ (rabit)
- 13An animal´s young Example: My dog´s little descendants are kind of dummy.Offspring
British pronunciation: /ˈɒf.sprɪŋ/ (ofspring)
American pronunciation: /ˈɑːf.sprɪŋ/ (ofspring)
- 14A typical quality or an important part of something/a notable part of somebody's face. Example: A particular detail in your face did not let me pass by you.Features
British pronunciation: /ˈfiː.tʃərs/ (fíches)
American pronunciation: /ˈfiː.tʃərs/ (fichers)
- 15A party where the bride and her friends celebrate the last day of being single. Example: A stripper kissed her during the hen night.Hen party
British pronunciation of party: /ˈpɑː.ti/ (pati)
American pronunciation of party: /ˈpɑːr.t̬i/ (pari)
- 16Enjoy yourself very much. Example: I had a pleasant time laying on the grass, beneath the sun and holding her handHave a whale of a time.
British pronunciation of whale: /weɪl/ (gueil)
American pronunciation of whale: /weɪl/ (gueil)
- 17To reveal a secret. Example: Mark allowed Tony to tell everyone my secretTo let the cat out of the bag
British pronunciation of bag: /bæɡ/ (baj)
American pronunciation of bag: /bæɡ/ (baj)
- 18Someone feeling uncomfortable in a specific situation: Example: Not feeling comfortable enough, she decided to quit the course.A fish out of water.
British pronunciation of water: /ˈwɔː.tər/ (wottha)
American pronunciation of water: /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/ (guater)
- 19Someone you cannot trust in. Example: It seems to me that Carl is not someone you can rely on.To be a snake in the grass
British pronunciation of snake: /sneɪk/ (sneic)
American pronunciation of snake: /sneɪk/ (sneic)
- 20The hardest and most boring part of a job. Example: I prefer to do the toughest part of the job at the end.Donkey work
British pronunciation of donkey: /ˈdɒŋ.ki/ (donki)
American pronunciation of donkey:
/ˈdɑːŋ.ki/ (donki)
- 21To always eat enormous quantities of food. Example: Eating a lot, you will have gained much weight in a few months.To eat like a horse.
British pronunciation of horse: /hɔːs/ (jos)
American pronunciation of horse: /hɔːrs/ (jors)
- 22When someone gets annoyed with you and shows their disapproval. Example: Prior to coming here, I had been scolded and grounded by my teachers, due to my awful performance.To be in the doghouse
British pronunciation of doghouse:
/ˈdɒɡ.haʊs/ (doj jaus)
American pronunciation of doghouse:
/ˈdɑːɡ.haʊs/ (doj jaus)
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